Butterfly rays (Gymnuridae)
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General data

Main name: Butterfly rays

Classification

Order: Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Class: Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays
Superclass: Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes

Description

The butterfly rays are the rays forming the genus Gymnura and the family Gymnuridae. They are found in warm oceans worldwide, and occasionally in estuaries. The body of butterfly rays is flattened and surrounded by an extremely broad disc formed by the pectoral fins, which merge in front of the head. They have a very short, thread-like, tail. They are up to 4 m (13 ft) in width. There are currently 12 species in this genus (others are considered synonyms): Spiny butterfly ray (Gymnura altavela) Gymnura altavela (Linnaeus, 1758) – Spiny butterfly ray Gymnura australis (E. P. Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) – Australian butterfly ray Gymnura crebripunctata (W. K. H. Peters, 1869) – Longsnout butterfly ray Gymnura japonica (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850) – Japanese butterfly ray Gymnura lessae (Yokota & Carvalho, 2017) – butterfly ray Gymnura marmorata (J. G. Cooper, 1864) – California butterfly ray Gymnura micrura (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) – Smooth butterfly ray Gymnura natalensis (Gilchrist & W. W. Thompson, 1911) – Backwater butterfly ray Gymnura poecilura (G. Shaw, 1804) – Longtail butterfly ray Gymnura sereti (Yokota & Carvalho, 2017) – butterfly ray Gymnura tentaculata (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1841) – Tentacled butterfly ray Gymnura zonura (Bleeker, 1852) – Zonetail butterfly ray

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Classification

Description

Genera

Gymnura

Taxonomy of Fishes

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